Please, i want step by step procedures on how to install RouterOS on CF cards and my ALIX board.

I just used netinstall on my Soekris'...
Does the ALIX board not have the function to boot from net?

I usually connect the CF-card to a regular PC, download the ISO-image, burn to cd, boot from the cd, install on CF-card and finally move the card to my ALIX.

/Johan

I usually connect the CF-card to a regular PC, download the ISO-image, burn to cd, boot from the cd, install on CF-card and finally move the card to my ALIX.

/Johan

Now you just make me look lazy!

This might be a bit out of date now but here are the basic procedures I wrote down a few years ago and am still following with the latest ROS and WRAP boards:

----------------Loading MikroTik RouterOS on a WRAP Board---------------------



This was done specifically with routeros 2.9.6, demo version and a WRAP.2C board.



What you need have:

(1) PC Engines WRAP board (http://www.pcengines.ch/). Sold by NetGate, etc...

(2) Compact flash 64MB or greater

(3) USB compact flash adapter

(4) Serial port and null modem cable (male to male)

(5) Someway to power your WRAP board

(6) Crossover Cat-5 cable

(7) Hyperterminal (comes with windows - hypertrm.exe, also free download - http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/)

(8) The following software from Mikrotik (http://www.mikrotik.com/download.html#v2)

- Netinstall

- Packages - routeros-x86

- Packages - all packages

- Neighbor Viewer





What you need to do:

------------PREPARE------------



(1) Unzip neighbour.zip to c:\mikrotik\neighbor\

(2) Unzip netinstall-x.x.x.zip to c:\mikrotik\netinstall (x.x.x is the version)

(3) Copy routeros-x86-x.x.x.npk to c:\mikrotik\routeros (x.x.x is the version)

(4) Unzip all_packages_2.9.6.zip to c:\mikrotik\routeros (x.x.x is the version)



(5) create a text file in c:\mikrotik\routeros and call it conf.rsc

(6) Put the following lines in conf.rsc:



/ interface ethernet

set ether1 name="ether1" disabled=no

/ ip address

add address=192.168.1.1/24 network=192.168.1.0 broadcast=192.168.1.255 interface=ether1 disabled=no



(7) Make sure you compact flash card is inserted in the adapter

(8) Run netinstall.exe from the c:\mikrotik\netinstall directory

(9) Under "Routers/Drives" select the drive holding your CF card. Should be labeled "Removable Media"

(10) In the field where it says "Packages", browse to c:\mikrotik\routeros

(11) Click the "Select All" button. Note, this skips redundant packages, so will not really select all

(12) Check the box by "Configure script" and enter or browse to C:\mikrotik\routeros\conf.rsc

(13) From the "Baud rate" drop down box select "38400" - this is the default baud rate for the WRAP console port

(14) Click "Install"

(15) When the blue progress bar is full and displays "Installation completed", remove your CF from the adapter



------------INSTALL------------

(1) Configure your computer to have an IP of 192.168.1.2 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

(2) Connect your computer to the WRAP board via ethernet

(3) Connect a console cable from your computer to the WRAP board

(4) Insert the compact flash card in the WRAP

(5) Run hyperterminal on your computer and set "Connect Using" to your serial port (likely COM1 or COM3)

(6) Put your "Port Settings" to:

Bits per second - 38400

Data bits - 8

Parity - None

Stop bits - 1

Flow control - None

(7) Power on the WRAP

(8) Some BIOS info will appear on your screen, followed by:

Loading linux......

Loading initrd.rgz.....

Ready.



(9) It may appear that you board is locked up or unresponsive. Some garbage characters will appear on your screen.

- The board is not locked up, RouterOS is doing it's initial install and console has not been set to 38400bps yet

- RouterOS should automatically reboot the board at the end of it's install but it won't...

- Wait ten minutes

- Remove power from the board, wait 20 seconds, re-apply power



(10) The inital WRAP BIOS information will scroll across your screen followed by "Loading system with initrd"

(11) Wait ~30 seconds then hit [Enter], the Mikrotik Logon should appear.





------------SUCCESS------------

You now have three ways to access your MikroTik on RouterOS installation



(1) Telnet to 192.168.1.1

(2) Direct console connection via HyperTerminal

(3) MAC Telnet using C:\mikrotik\neighbor\neighborviewer.exe



*the default login is "admin" with no password.

I have installed 3.27 on a few Alix 3c boards. All I had to do was put a CF card in my PC and use netinstall to get the files onto the CF card. Then I put it in the Alix board and plugged it in. It took about 2-3 minutes before Winbox would find the board, but I didn't have any problems after that.

This might be a bit out of date now but here are the basic procedures I wrote down a few years ago and am still following with the latest ROS and WRAP boards:

----------------Loading MikroTik RouterOS on a WRAP Board---------------------



This was done specifically with routeros 2.9.6, demo version and a WRAP.2C board.



What you need have:

(1) PC Engines WRAP board (http://www.pcengines.ch/). Sold by NetGate, etc...

(2) Compact flash 64MB or greater

(3) USB compact flash adapter

(4) Serial port and null modem cable (male to male)

(5) Someway to power your WRAP board

(6) Crossover Cat-5 cable

(7) Hyperterminal (comes with windows - hypertrm.exe, also free download - http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/)

(8) The following software from Mikrotik (http://www.mikrotik.com/download.html#v2)

- Netinstall

- Packages - routeros-x86

- Packages - all packages

- Neighbor Viewer





What you need to do:

------------PREPARE------------



(1) Unzip neighbour.zip to c:\mikrotik\neighbor\

(2) Unzip netinstall-x.x.x.zip to c:\mikrotik\netinstall (x.x.x is the version)

(3) Copy routeros-x86-x.x.x.npk to c:\mikrotik\routeros (x.x.x is the version)

(4) Unzip all_packages_2.9.6.zip to c:\mikrotik\routeros (x.x.x is the version)



(5) create a text file in c:\mikrotik\routeros and call it conf.rsc

(6) Put the following lines in conf.rsc:



/ interface ethernet

set ether1 name="ether1" disabled=no

/ ip address

add address=192.168.1.1/24 network=192.168.1.0 broadcast=192.168.1.255 interface=ether1 disabled=no



(7) Make sure you compact flash card is inserted in the adapter

(8) Run netinstall.exe from the c:\mikrotik\netinstall directory

(9) Under "Routers/Drives" select the drive holding your CF card. Should be labeled "Removable Media"

(10) In the field where it says "Packages", browse to c:\mikrotik\routeros

(11) Click the "Select All" button. Note, this skips redundant packages, so will not really select all

(12) Check the box by "Configure script" and enter or browse to C:\mikrotik\routeros\conf.rsc

(13) From the "Baud rate" drop down box select "38400" - this is the default baud rate for the WRAP console port

(14) Click "Install"

(15) When the blue progress bar is full and displays "Installation completed", remove your CF from the adapter



------------INSTALL------------

(1) Configure your computer to have an IP of 192.168.1.2 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

(2) Connect your computer to the WRAP board via ethernet

(3) Connect a console cable from your computer to the WRAP board

(4) Insert the compact flash card in the WRAP

(5) Run hyperterminal on your computer and set "Connect Using" to your serial port (likely COM1 or COM3)

(6) Put your "Port Settings" to:

Bits per second - 38400

Data bits - 8

Parity - None

Stop bits - 1

Flow control - None

(7) Power on the WRAP

(8) Some BIOS info will appear on your screen, followed by:

Loading linux......

Loading initrd.rgz.....

Ready.



(9) It may appear that you board is locked up or unresponsive. Some garbage characters will appear on your screen.

- The board is not locked up, RouterOS is doing it's initial install and console has not been set to 38400bps yet

- RouterOS should automatically reboot the board at the end of it's install but it won't...

- Wait ten minutes

- Remove power from the board, wait 20 seconds, re-apply power



(10) The inital WRAP BIOS information will scroll across your screen followed by "Loading system with initrd"

(11) Wait ~30 seconds then hit [Enter], the Mikrotik Logon should appear.





------------SUCCESS------------

You now have three ways to access your MikroTik on RouterOS installation



(1) Telnet to 192.168.1.1

(2) Direct console connection via HyperTerminal

(3) MAC Telnet using C:\mikrotik\neighbor\neighborviewer.exe



*the default login is "admin" with no password.

I followed your tips but all i get is this (FLASH 64M Cisco, RouterOS v4.3)..

PC Engines ALIX.3 v0.98
640 KB Base Memory
130048 KB Extended Memory

01F0 Master 848A STI Flash 8.0.0
Phys C/H/S 490/8/32 Log C/H/S 490/8/32

SYSLINUX 2.08 2003-12-12 Copyright (C) 1994-2003 H. Peter Anvin
Loading linux....................
Loading initrd.rgz..............
Ready.
PC Engines ALIX.3 v0.98
640 KB Base Memory
130048 KB Extended Memory

01F0 Master 848A STI Flash 8.0.0
Phys C/H/S 490/8/32 Log C/H/S 490/8/32
Loading system with initrd
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Then i wait 10 min, power off -> power on.. and this..

Engines ALIX.3 v0.98
640 KB Base Memory
130048 KB Extended Memory

01F0 Master 848A STI Flash 8.0.0
Phys C/H/S 490/8/32 Log C/H/S 490/8/32
Loading system with initrd

No beep, nothing happens... i dont know what else do..

Hi,

I have an alix2d0, 1GB CF, running RoS 4.2, stable for several weeks now.
Originally, I had 3.22 running, had to upgrade to 3.28, and did a complete re-install after formatting the CF with netinstall.
hotspot, webproxy, UM installed.

So may be you give this version a try ....

Update, now is working..

Only with versions v3.30 and 4.x start.. (before i upgrade BIOS)